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Verdi Calls Tuesday Strikes at Autobahn and State Road Agencies That Will Close NRW Tunnels

The union cites stalled wage talks and seeks a 7% raise or at least €300 a month to bolster lower pay groups.

Overview

  • Actions are planned at 18 sites nationwide with walkouts at Autobahn GmbH branches and outposts.
  • In North Rhine-Westphalia, staff will strike at all 28 tunnel control centers, requiring tunnel closures during the stoppages.
  • Motorists should expect disruptions on autobahns as well as federal and state roads during the time-limited actions.
  • Verdi’s call covers about 14,000 Autobahn GmbH employees plus several thousand workers in state road administrations.
  • State-level stoppages will also reach traffic and tunnel control centers and road depots in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, with actions planned in cities including Nuremberg, Rostock, Stuttgart, Hannover, Montabaur, Hamm, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Kiel, Hamburg and Berlin.